Discovered 1983 Jan. 12 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.

Pierre-Yves Schwaar (1946-2000) was a well-regarded amateur optician and telescope maker. He was also an accomplished observer and photographer of the night sky, often making resourceful use of simple apparatus.

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